Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 430
NEW YORK, MARCH 29, 1884
Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XVII, No. 430.
Scientific American established 1845
Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year.
Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
I. ENGINEERING, MECHANICS, ETC.--The Iron Industry In Brazil.--By
Prof. P. FEHRAND.--Methods of obtaining iron.--Operation
of the system.--Elaboration of the ore.--Setting up a forge.--
Selling price of iron
The Steamer Churchill, built by Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co., for
service at Natal.--With full page of illustrations
Three-Way Tunnels
Falconetti's Continuously Primed Siphon.--Manner of carrying a
water course over a canal, river, or road.--With engraving
The Weibel-Piccard System of Evaporating Liquids.--
2 illustrations
II. TECHNOLOGY.--Coal Gas as a Labor--saving Agent in Mechanical
Trades.--By T. FLETCHER.--Gas as fuel.--Arrangement of burners
for disinfection, for drying glue, albumen, etc.--Best burners.
--Gas bars for furnaces, etc.
Instantaneous Photography.--Several illustrations
III. ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM, ETC.--Electric Launches.--A
paper read before the Society of Arts by A. RECKENZAUN, and
discussion on the same.--Advantages of electromotive power.--
Cost of same.--Experimental electric launches
First Experiments with the Electric Light.--Sir Humphry
Davy's experiments in 1813,--With two engravings
Electrical Grapnel for Submarine Cables and Torpedo Lines.--
3 figures
Hughes' New Magnetic Balance.--1 figure
Apparatus for Measuring Small Resistances.--With engraving
and diagram
Terrestrial Magnetism.--Magnetism on railways.--Synchronous
Seismology
IV. ARCHITECTURE.--Adornments of the New Post Office at Leipzig.--
2 engravings
V. NATURAL HISTORY, ETC.--Comparison of Strength of Large
and Small Animals.--By W. N. LOCKINGTON
Oil in California
VI. HORTICULTURE, BOTANY. ETC.--The Dodder.--A new parasitic
plant.--With engraving
Recent Botanical Investigations
VII. MEDICINE, HYGIENE ETC.--Nutritive Value of Condiments.--By
H. D. ABBOTT
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.--Mont St. Michel, Normandy.--With engraving
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THE DODDER.
The genus _Cuscuta_ contains quite a number of species which go under
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